Gotham Green celebrates its 3rd Awards Ceremony Part 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

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Friars Club, NYC December 4, 2014 – Gotham Networking held its 3^rd and most memorable GOtham Green Awards ceremony recognizing companies and people who are making important contributions toward a more sustainable, and energy efficient world for all of us. There were 8 winners each contributing in a unique area and in some fascinating ways. These are the people who will help shape our futures by introducing such things as: ways to better utilize our resources, tools to improve our self-reliance as a country, implementing new and improved ways to build, creating new ways to use our waste, using old spaces in new ways, and providing new options for growing produce.

There were many very qualified applications representing a variety of Businesses, and nonprofits that are doing great things to advance our move toward greater sustainability. The Winners were selected and THEY ARE:

AgriArk – Princeton, NJ Offer a closed loop solution taking food waste and turning it into products that regenerate the soil. They also provide healthy greens through our greenhouse growing operation. This method is the most efficient and least costly method of processing food waste.

www.agriark.com

Bright Energy Services White Plains, NY A full service firm specializing in energy conservation/reduction. The firm deploys tailored energy efficiency solutions and leverages renewable energy technologies to help commercial and industrial property owners reduce their carbon footprint.

www.brightenergyservices.com

CCI Energy Solutions Uniondale, NY A sustainable energy solutions provider that helps building owners, developers, co-op boards, and managing agents plans and implement energy efficiency projects, including natural gas conversion, combined heat and power installation, energy procurement, and energy conservation measures. www.ccisolutions.com
Eco- Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Providing cutting edge green building solutions since 2008. Eco Brooklyn focuses on the most radical green building techniques in order to find ground breaking solutions to our ecological problems. We try to build with 100% salvaged materials. We attempt to create no waste by reusing as much as possible. Our goal is to use more garbage than we create. We build super high efficiency homes. www.ecobrooklyn.com

Green Hospitality Initiative, NY The GHI is a NYSRAEF program to provide free support to New York Restaurants in adopting profitable green strategies to help create more sustainable and financially sound businesses for the community and to positively impact the environment. The GHI has been funded the past 4 years through grants from the Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute. www.nysra.org/?EF_GHI_Home

Tri- State Bio Diesel Bronx, NY Tri-State Biodiesel focuses on the development and implementation of urban-based biodiesel projects utilizing non-food crop biodiesel feedstocks, such as Used Cooking Oil, Jatropha, Oil and Algae Oil. Tri-State Biodiesel’s provides recycling services to restaurants, cafeterias, caterers and food providers. They acquire cooking oil with the sole purpose of providing it as fuel for home heating, diesel engines, generators and construction equipment. www.tristatebiodiesel.com

Brooklyn Grange Brooklyn, NY They design, install and manage urban rooftop farms in NYC. Its 2 rooftop vegetable farms comprise 2 ½ acres and produce 50,000 pounds of organically grown vegetables each year. It also has the largest apiary in NYC with 30 honey bee hives. Its produce find its way to local kitchens and restaurants. www.brooklyngrangefarm.com

Sustainable Princeton Princeton, NY Educates, engages and excites the Princeton community about how to reduce energy and waste. A nonprofit whose motto is Change a habit. www.sustainableprinceton.org

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Fifth Annual Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side

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Back and Better Than Ever with a Fresh Line-Up

Wednesday May 16^th Friday, May 18^th, and Saturday, May 19^th

New York’s Legendary Gael Greene to be Honored at

Best of the West

Comfort Classics, Hosted by Travel Channel’s Dynamic Duo

Adam Richman & Andrew Zimmern

New York, NY (February 2012) – Barbara Adler, Executive Director of the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) and New Taste Event Chair Don Evans announce the return of the fifth annual Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side. This year’s line-up features exciting additions to the celebration as well as returning crowd pleasers. Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side will include favorite chefs and culinary celebrities, beginning May 16^th through May 19^th, benefitting the Columbus Avenue BID’s streetscape beautification projects, as well as supporting the Greenhouse Classroom and Citymeals-on-Wheels.

“For the past five years we’ve been celebrating the incredible community and bountiful culinary culture on the

Upper West Side. We are pleased again to be able to give back to our neighborhood, extending our reach on a more personal level made possible by the continued success and relationships of the New Taste events” says

Don Evans, Event Chair and BID board member.

For three nights, the Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side will showcase top chefs and restaurants for a spectacular line-up of festivities. Kicking things off on Wednesday, May 16^th, is the new and elegant, Vegetables at Dovetail: An inspired five-course vegetarian tasting dinner by an all-star group of chefs, led by John Fraser, Dovetail; Missy Robbins, A Voce: Ed Brown, Ed’s Chowder House; Harold Dieterle, Perilla and Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar. All net proceeds from this event will benefit the Greenhouse Classroom, a project at the I.S. 44 School, where the New Taste of the Upper West Side is held. The Greenhouse Classroom will educate students about science, while growing organic hydroponic vegetables. Chef John Fraser and Dovetail have a relationship with the project, helping maintain the greenhouse and using its produce at the restaurant.

The festivities continue on Friday May 18^th, with the return of everyone’s favorite, Comfort Classics. Co-hosted once again by Travel Channel’s unforgettably wild Adam Richman and joined by his fellow Travel Channel extreme foodie and new co-host, Andrew Zimmern. This high-energy fête will feature amazing and original bites inspired by classic dishes from 35 chefs including Ditch Plains’ Marc Murphy, Sarabeth’s Sarabeth Levine, Café du Soleil’s Matthew Tivy, 5 Napkin Burger’s Andy D’Amico and Indie Food & Wine’s Shaunna Sargent, plus many more. Wine and spirits will be provided by Southern Wine & Spirits.

Saturday night, May 19^th will wrap up the weekend with the Best of the West and the VIP Reception presented by First Republic Bank, honoring New York’s legendary food critic, humanitarian and culinary pioneer Gael Greene. The star-studded evening will feature such world renowned chefs as Daniel Boulud, Michael Lomonaco, Jacques Torres, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, alongside 40 more celebrated talents from the

Upper West Side, creating signature dishes and spectacular bites. Adding even more excitement to the “high-spirited” night will be The Modern Mixologist, Tony Abou-Ganim, serving up his signature cocktails. Net proceeds for the event will benefit the Columbus Avenue BID’s Streetscape Beautification Project, a greening project expected to begin Phase One between West 76^th and West 77^th this summer; Citymeals-on-Wheels founded by Gael Greene, an organization that provides New York’s elderly with nutritious meals and human companionship, and the I.S.44 Greenhouse Classroom project.

The extended weekend celebrates the wonderful chefs who have made the Upper West Side their home, bringing with them a great diversity of flavors. Event sponsors include Whole Foods Market, New York Post, Southern Wine and Spirits, Columbus Square, First Republic Bank, Manhattan Beer (Captain Lawrence, Blue Moon, Palm), Rosa Mexicano, Savored, Palm Bay, 67 Wine, MVP, Brusco Group, Cascal, Connoisseur, In + Where Magazine New York, Manhattan Magazine, The West Side Spirit, Argo, Best Cheese, DNAinfo.com, Glenwood, The Culture Center and the Long Island Wine Council.

The exciting event roster will include:

Vegetables at Dovetail:

Wednesday, May 16^th 2012

6:30 Cocktails; 7pm Dinner $195 per person

Dovetail Restaurant, 103 W 77^th Street just west of Columbus Ave

Chefs John Fraser, Missy Robbins, Bill Telepan, Ed Brown, and Christina Tosi create a five-course fine dining all-vegetarian dinner in continuation of John Fraser’s “Meatless Mondays” at Dovetail. Net proceeds will help support the Greenhouse Classroom project at the I.S. 44 School.

Comfort Classics:

Friday, May 18^th, 2012

7:00pm-10:00pm $95 per person

Under the Grand Tent on Columbus Avenue between W 76^th and W 77^th Street. Hosted by Travel Channel’s duo Adam Richman and Andrew Zimmern, this high-energy evening will feature over 35 chefs showcasing unique bites inspired by old favorites with cocktails, wine and spirits by Southern Food and Wine.

Best of the West:

Saturday, May 19^th, 2012

VIP, $200 per person beginning at 6:00pm

General Admission $125 per person from 7:00pm-9:30pm

Under the Grand Tent on Columbus Avenue between W 76^th and W 77^th Street.Celebrating the Upper West

Side’s most extraordinary chefs and restaurants, while honoring gourmet great Gael Greene -the Best of the West is a culinary lover’s dream. With more than 40 of New York’s most popular chefs, wine and spirits, and live music; this is an event not to miss. A portion of the proceeds benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels. Be sure to order VIP tickets if you’d like to mingle with some of the culinary stars.

Tickets for the Fifth Annual 2012 Whole Foods Market’s New Taste of the Upper West Side go on sale February 20^th. Please visit www.newtasteuws.com. For more information, call 212-721-5048.

About the Columbus Avenue BID: The Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, representing merchants and property owners along Columbus Avenue from West 67^th Street to West 82^nd Street. Formed in 1999 in a landmark district, its membership includes a diverse range of retailers, restaurateurs and commercial and mixed-use property owners, comprising all of the commercial establishments. In addition, the Columbus Avenue BID’s district includes the American Museum of Natural

History, Theodore Roosevelt Park, The New-York Historical Society and the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

Press Contacts:

Robin Insley Associates

212-849-8256

robin@robininsleyassociates.com

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